Definisjon av pull up stakes

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pull up stakes - remove oneself from an association with or participation in; "She wants to leave"; "The teenager left home"; "She left her position with the Red Cross"; "He left the Senate after two terms"; "after 20 years with the same company, she pulled up stakes"
leave, depart
change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
leave office, step down, resign, quit give up or retire from a position; "The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month"; "The chairman resigned over the financial scandal"
drop out give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat; "In the second round, the challenger gave up"
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pull up stakes - To prepare to move one's usually temporary habitation, especially rapidly.

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